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July 1, 2025 (New York, NY) — The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has given its prestigious Landscape Architecture Firm Award to SCAPE, the landscape architecture and urban design practice known for creating beloved places that are socially vibrant and ecologically restorative. This award is the highest honor that ASLA bestows on a landscape

We are thrilled to announce that SCAPE’s Design Principal, Gena Wirth, will be elevated to the American Society of Landscape Architects’ (ASLA) Council of Fellows. The Fellowship is among the highest honors bestowed by ASLA and recognizes the sustained contributions of a select group of landscape architects to their profession and society. Gena is being

Tom Lee Park is the feature story of Landscape Architecture Magazine’s June issue. “The radical reworking of Tom Lee Park is a concrete example of how designers can meaningfully contribute to a more robust urban ecology and how landscape and its designers can create socio-ecological change,” writes Gale Fulton, Director of the School of Landscape

SCAPE’s exhibition “Cool Forest” opens this week at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia: “Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective,” curated by Carlo Ratti and on view from May 10–November 23, 2025. “Cool Forest” is an interactive journey through a lush microforest on the Arsenale grounds. A forest pavilion exhibits vegetation that is adapted to

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art has unanimously selected WEISS/MANFREDI and SCAPE to design an expansion of the renowned Kansas City museum. The proposal was selected through an international competition with nearly 200 entries from 30 countries. The full project team includes WEISS/MANFREDI, SCAPE, Atelier Ten, WeShouldDoItAll, Taliaferro & Browne, Jaros, Baum & Bolles, and Severud

In recognition of their professional excellence, leadership, and continued contributions to the growth and success of the firm, SCAPE is pleased to announce the promotion of 13 individuals: Nans Voron is promoted to Senior Director. Amanda Huhn is promoted to Director of Marketing, Jennifer Schecter is promoted to Director of Business Development, and Kaleen Juarez

2024 was a year with plenty of reasons to celebrate! Thank you to our clients, collaborators, and friends who joined us along the way. Read on for a few highlights. Waterfront Access Waterfront esplanades open at 300 Huntington and The Huron in Brooklyn, unlocking new access to the water’s edge. China Basin Park In San

TF Cornerstone (TFC) and SCAPE Landscape Architecture are pleased to announce the opening of Malt Drive Park, an expansive park along the Newtown Creek waterfront in Hunter’s Point South, Queens. Named for the former beer distribution center that once occupied the site, Malt Drive Park is a public space that advances city-wide efforts to bring

At this year’s ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture in Washington, D.C., SCAPE is participating in four panels, a practice basecamp and book signings. From urban landscapes that engage the community to innovative research bridging disciplinary divides, our team is eager to convene and exchange ideas at this year’s conference. For those unable to attend the

Today, Manresa Island Corp., a nonprofit dedicated to transforming Connecticut’s Manresa Island into a new public destination, announced its vision to turn the over 125-acre former industrial power plant site into a thriving publicly accessible park designed by SCAPE, unlocking 1.75 miles of its waterfront access for the first time in nearly 75 years. Anchored